Advancing Renewables in Developing Countries
The IRENA/ADFD Project Facility represents a partnership between the two key organisations to promote renewable energy in developing countries. This report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) reviews concrete progress over the first five years of their joint facility to finance such projects.
- January 2019
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Finance & Investment
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- English
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- Maldives, Mali
Sustainable harvest: Bioenergy potential from agroforestry and nitrogen-fixing wood crops in Africa
This study aims to estimate the potential for sustainable bioenergy production in Africa through such systems, based on the evaluation of yields for 15 short-rotation woody crops.
- January 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- Algeria, Angola
Planning and prospects for renewable power: West Africa
Low-cost renewable energy, especially from solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, has become an increasingly important part of West Africa’s electricity supply. This report outlines three broad scenarios for the growth of renewables in the region’s power systems, particularly in relation to key national and regional targets.
- November 2018
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- Power
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- English, French
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- Benin, Cote D'Ivoire
Investment Opportunities in West Africa (Global Atlas)
This report provides a region-wide pre-feasibility assessment of solar and wind opportunities in West Africa, for both grid connected and off-grid systems.
- December 2016
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- Energy Transition, Finance & Investment
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- English
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- Niger, Nigeria
The UMEME Framework for NDC Implementation: Advancing renewable energy in Africa together with national climate plans
The historic Paris climate agreement, adopted by countries around the world in December 2015, aims to the rise of global temperature well below 2 degrees Celsius. Renewable energy will play a key role in this effort, which encompasses developing as well as developed countries, by increasing the supply of cheap and accessible energy in a less carbon-intensive manner.
- November 2016
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- Policy, Climate Change
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- English
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- Angola, Algeria
Bioethanol in Africa: A Case for Technology Transfer and South-South Cooperation
Sustainable biofuels have an important role to play in Africa’s development. Sugarcane bioethanol is currently the most cost-effective commercial biofuel and has the highest energy balance.
- October 2016
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- Benefits, Power
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- English
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- Brazil, Benin
Solar PV in Africa: Costs and Markets
The report discusses challenges in policy making and proposes a co-ordinated effort to collect data on the installed costs of solar PV in Africa, across all market segments to improve the efficiency of policy support and accelerate deployment.
- September 2016
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- Costs, Off-grid for Energy Access
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- English
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- Kenya, Tanzania
Africa 2030: Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Future
African countries need to meet fast-growing energy demand and extend modern energy services to more communities while also improving people’s health and ensuring long-term sustainability. The continent could meet nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to this report by the International Renewable...
- October 2015
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- Algeria, Angola
A World of Renewables
The Global Atlas for Renewable Energy (Global Atlas) aims to close the gap between countries with access to the datasets, expertise and financial support to evaluate their renewable energy potential, and those lacking such elements. As of January 2015, a total of 67 countries and more than 50 institutes and partners were contributing to the initiative, which is coordinated by...
- February 2015
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- Tunisia, Australia
POOL ÉNERGÉTIQUE D’AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST: Planification et perspectives pour les énergies renouvelables
Click here to download. L’Agence internationale pour les énergies renouvelables (IRENA) continue d'élargir la gamme et la portée des traductions de ses rapports. Le rapport et les annexes du Pool Énergétique d’Afrique de l’Ouest: Planification et perspectives pour les énergies renouvelables, publié en 2013 dans le cadre...
- January 2014
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- Off-grid for Energy Access
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- French
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- Burkina Faso, Gambia